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2005-11-10 Africa: Horn

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Posted by Steve 2005-11-10 10:34|| || Front Page|| [11131 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Shout!
SHOUT!
Shout at the Devil!!!

Posted by MÃ¶tley CrÃ¼e 2005-11-10 11:03|| 2005-11-10 11:03|| Front Page Top

#2 The African Union has repeatedly asked for more money and logistical support from the West for its Darfur operations.

Western diplomacy 101: Do not shout at the people you want stuff from.

Posted by mmurray821 2005-11-10 11:04|| 2005-11-10 11:04|| Front Page Top

#3 Tell me again, why do we even have officials like Zoellick (and Dell in Bob-Land yesterday)in hell holes like these? Bring them home.

Posted by Darrell 2005-11-10 11:16|| 2005-11-10 11:16|| Front Page Top

#4 Darrell - Perhaps by our intrepid souls being there, there's not as much mayhem as there would be. I think mid-level bureaucrats in the tinhorn nations are afraid of American officials (except Joe Wilson - who is considered a dupe), because they think most our folks are a bunch of cowboys, and very unpredictible, so they keep the behavior in check to some extent. They want to live.

Posted by BigEd 2005-11-10 12:15|| 2005-11-10 12:15|| Front Page Top

#5 The shouter wasn't the AU, mmurray - it was the senior Sudanese government official present. I imagine is is tickled pink that the AU is short on ammo ....

Posted by lotp 2005-11-10 12:32|| 2005-11-10 12:32|| Front Page Top

#6 Some 7,000 African Union peacekeepers deployed to stabilize Darfur have been unable to stem the spike in violence,

Yes, yes, yes, we were sent to stop the rape, pillage, and plunder....but fortunately we got sucked into it! Thank you, thank you, thank you AU, this is just like home! Please boss, send more 7.62x39 and some MRE's.

Posted by Besoeker 2005-11-10 13:15|| 2005-11-10 13:15|| Front Page Top

#7 Tell me again, why do we even have officials like Zoellick (and Dell in Bob-Land yesterday)in hell holes like these?

Because it's safer than giving them real jobs.

Posted by Robert Crawford">Robert Crawford 2005-11-10 13:18|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2005-11-10 13:18|| Front Page Top

#8 Check the picture out - the guy is starting to grow a "Bolton" mustache..... and so it begins....

Posted by Omuper Ebbitle5090 2005-11-10 15:28|| 2005-11-10 15:28|| Front Page Top

#9 Another fine example of islamic "peace" and benevolence toward their fellow man.

Posted by anymouse">anymouse 2005-11-10 17:08|| 2005-11-10 17:08|| Front Page Top

#10 Yes, yes, yes, we were sent to stop the rape, pillage, and plunder....but fortunately we got sucked into it! Thank you, thank you, thank you AU, this is just like home! Please boss, send more 7.62x39 and some MRE's.

Do you have information the rest of us don't have?

Posted by Pappy 2005-11-10 19:00|| 2005-11-10 19:00|| Front Page Top

#11 Goodness, shouting. Next thing you know, someone will refuse to pour out the tea.

Posted by trailing wife 2005-11-10 19:36|| 2005-11-10 19:36|| Front Page Top

#12 Sometimes tea is not what is called for.

Posted by lotp 2005-11-10 19:59|| 2005-11-10 19:59|| Front Page Top

#13 I am quite pleased with this account of what Zoellick and Frazer have done here. Zoellick confronted the minder and made him back down. Frazer leaves the dog and pony show altogether to facillitate ethnic-African factions in forming a united front. Short of encouraging Charlie Wilson to take an interest, I like what I see. I certainly wouldn't mind helping the AU with logistics - I would rather spend my tax dollars there than in meeting the PLA payroll.

Posted by Super Hose 2005-11-10 20:14|| 2005-11-10 20:14|| Front Page Top

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